I am just starting my 3rd week of TS. I felt really rough all day yesterday (headaches, stomach cramps etc) so I had to have some salad and chicken last night, which made me feels heaps better. But this morning, I weighed and I have only lost 3lbs this week. I know it is still a good loss, as it equates to 13.5 lbs in 2 weeks, but I was expecting more than that as I started the diet at 23 stone 3.5 lbs and I was under the impression that I would lose a lot in the first couple of weeks on account of being bloomin huge!
Sorry about the essay but i guess my question is should I not have eaten last night? Would that have made me put on weight overnight? I am still in ketosis because my breath still smells like a dog!
Help!

I have read that if you eat meat, your stomach produces more hydrochloric acid because it needs it to break down the meat. When you start a liquid diet or a diet lower in volume, your stomach still produces that acid because it's expecting meat. Please check this out before doing it, and obviously read the label. But I have heard antacid tablets can help the stomach pains and rumblings which accompany a change in diet. Be careful because a lot of them have sweeteners so you may need to try a natural foods store.

I have been suffering a bit with being 'clogged up' so maybe that was a reason for the stomach cramps and the little weight loss. I measured myself when I started and I am trying to do it every month. So it may be that I have lost inches rather than pounds.

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